The legal system weighs the testimony of Police well above that of the accused, facts notwithstanding.
From personal experience, many cops shoot from the lip and only $$$ will allow a Citizen to obtain Justice.
It’s a Legal System, not a Justice System. Rarely does one one obtain more Justice thsn one chosses to afford. The State has an unlimited budget to grind one down, if the prosecutor so chooses.
And yet these are not normal times.
One tweet from Donald Trump and people may be scurrying around wondering where the fig leaves all went.